The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush

MEDIA ARTS CLASS

Teacher: Louis Mazza
lmazza@philasd.org

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Camera Assignments (2/10/09)
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ASSIGNMENT 1
After watching the videos and finding the various functions on the camera, you should be able to explain the following things to me:
1. What is an SLR or DSLR?

2. What is an exposure?

3. What is an aperture?

4. What are the aperture settings called?

5. What is shutter speed?

6. What's the difference between fast and slow shutter speed?

7. What is ISO?

8. If you are shooting on a bright, sunny day would you set the ISO to 100 or 1600?

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS, REWIND AND WATCH THE VIDEOS MORE CAREFULLY.




ASSIGNMENT 2
Your assignment is to take 2 portrait photographs of someone. One photo will include the person's face. The other photo will not.
Experiment with Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO. When you are finished you must have evidence of the following:
1. A photo taken with a fast shutter speed and a slow shutter speed. (In Shutter Speed Priority Mode)
2. A photo taken with a wide aperture setting and one with a small aperture setting. (In Aperture Priority Mode)
3. A photo taken with a high ISO setting and one with a low ISO setting.
IMPORTANT
You should upload these 6 photos to your Wiki and label them.
As you're shooting you should note what your fast and slow shutter speeds are, what your aperture settings are and your ISO settings.
EXAMPLE BELOW:

Portrait Photos

Shutter Speed: 1/30
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Shutter Speed: 1/250
IMG_5006.JPG

Aperture: f5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/13
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Aperture: f36 Shutter Speed: ? (3 sec)
IMG_5009.JPG

Aperture: f16 Shutter Speed: 1/5
IMG_5016.JPG

ISO: 200

IMG_5022.JPG

ISO: 1600
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